There are several theories behind this, aside from ratings. They quite possibly may wish to spread the demographics or genres. Why else would they select even numbers of boys and girls (in Idol and Voice) or boys, girls, over 30, and groups (X factor)? If you were looking for the best, you would take the best regardless of sex, race, financial background, geographic location, and so on.
This became suspicious when Idol changed their format but almost obvious recently with X Factor. Having live audience auditions is brilliant. You already know who is popular, and thus, may get votes. Why then, the judges' homes, round? This is where the controversy occurs. From my standpoint, some very strange choices, without the weight of an audience. Can two groups of teenagers thrown together really be better than groups who have been performing together for years?
Regardless, I did not intend to make my intro this wordy. Instead, I was aiming to share my own list of who should have made those final cuts. Here goes:
Groups:
Honestly, I think there should be a separate group competition. It's far too hard to compare groups with soloists. For me, this is more of who not should have made it. But if I have to....
- The Stereo Hogzz
- 4 Shore
- The Anser
- Illusion Confusion
Notes: I already mentioned my thoughts regarding the groups the judges "created". As for the Brewer Boys, it seemed the younger brother lacked personality, confidence, and stage presence.
Over 30's:
The best category. Hard to really cut most. I would've expanded the numbers coming from here.
- Josh Krajcik
- LeRoy Bell
- Stacy Francis
- Elaine Gibbs
- James Kenney
- Tiger Budbill
Notes: Any 4 of these 6 would've been fine. It's unfortunate that Dexter Haygood is homeless, but that is not reason enough to bump out one of the others. He's just not that good of a singer. As for James and Tiger, they were probably too ordinary. Just regular guys. Elaine was not as publicly emotional as Stacy, to the say the least, and that likely made them go with Stacy.
Boys:
- Marcus Canty
- Brennin Hunt
- Tim Cifers
Notes: That's all I got! I'm not about to re-hash the bootcamp round. I don't have a theory as to why Brennin got axed. Tim was a result of an all country Idol finale. It would be nice to have a good hip/hop rapper. Problem is Astro is not good. He should've been kicked off when he refused to dance. I'm sure he could dance better on his hands then some of the others that were out there trying! Chris Rene was a judges favorite from the start and they were putting him through no matter what. Phillip Lomax, I don't think a modern day crooner will sell mp3s. Skyelor Anderson was not as good as Tim.
Girls:
- Caitlin Koch
- Rachel Crow
- Melanie Amaro
- Tora Woloshin
- Jazzlyn Little
Notes: Oh my God! Did Caitlin have any bad performances? Did she forget any lyrics (hint, hint, hint!) My only guess is that she was too humble, if there is such a thing. Travesty. Tora is spunky, unique, entertaining, and sings very well. Jazzlyn lacks confidence when she's not singing but it does not affect her performances. Simone, really? Tiah was getting through 'cause Simon fought for her, but she's pretty good. Drew is the every season folk singer addition who always seems to get far flying under the radar. Her first audition was the only decent one, 'cause of the arrangement. She's no where near the other girls who were cut.
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